Do you ever find yourself trying to rest or relax and get this nagging voice telling you that you are being lazy? As moms, this can be a nightly experience, when we finally get the kids down and would like to unwind. Instead, our R&R gets hijacked by this notion that if we aren't doing chores, hobbies, exercise, etc then we are being lazy.  But, odds are you are NOT a lazy mom, rather you are overwhelmed.      In this episode we cover some of these topics (and related links you might like): * The original blog post When I realized I wasn’t a lazy mom, I was just overwhelmed * Naming our experience * The power of naming our emotions (how affect labelling can improve your emotional intelligence) * Societal expectations on moms * 188. Motherhood & Instagram Culture (how online communities impact your motherhood experience) * Self-definition (limiting identities) * 76. Why it matters what you think (limiting mindsets in motherhood) * Three ways we are exhausted during the day * Physical exhaustion * Emotional exhaustion, mirror neurons, our kids' emotions * 117. Emotional Intelligence 101 (and by Enneagram Type) * 119. Tolerating tough emotions in our kids (and ourselves) * 113. Why you aren’t thriving in motherhood (stress and surviving) * Mental exhaustion, mental load, decision fatigue * 144. How to lighten the mental load of DECISION FATIGUE * The counter-argument of 'just be more organized' * 11 Things That Make My MomLife Simpler * 133. 4 simple habits that make my momlife better * How do we handle this voice telling us that we are lazy * Window of tolerance * understanding how the window of tolerance impacts your stress in motherhood * a title="153. How to move from ambivalent to ambitious (making change takes more than just willpower)" href="http...